Problem identification and issue recognition
Australia has been a world leader in using ‘healthy public policy approaches’ such as legislation and taxation to address tobacco consumption. Since the 1990s, our policy measures have led to significant smoking decline across Australia. Using one of the several tobacco control policies in Australia, describe each of the following phases of Walt’s (1994) policy making framework as stated in Baum (2016; Chapter 24: Healthy Public Policy, p 620-621):
a. Problem identification and issue recognition
b. Policy formulation
c. Policy implementation
d. Policy evaluation
Word limit = 500 words
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